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Originally posted by: vudu
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Originally posted by: thatguy
Alright, well, Castaneda and I are in Florida, so it qualifies as the place to hold the NWR convention.
Bob and I are in Illinois. Plus Chicago > any & all of Florida.
That makes 3 in Il and I know theres one more person but I cant think of who it was. :/
As far as not having enough staff to do certain things. I mean this site is all done with volunteers who get paid nothing, why not hire more people to do that sort of stuff. The new staffers could take on news, previews, and vc mondays. The older staff can take reviews, editorials, podcasts and new features. I just think its hard to be creative when you guys are spread so thin. You all have have lives outside of NWR obviously so why not get more people involved within the site and make more happen.
As far as video for the site goes. . . . no one really can't do that unless they had capture equipment which no one has really so nix to that idea.
I am really liking the quick podcast idea and it could be implemented so quickly.
For example:
Yesterday there was the press release for the Links crossbow training. Now if I was the staffer I immediately turn on my recording software say my two cents on what I think of Nintendo using their franchise to sell a wii-add on and quit the recording. I import the sound clip into Adobe Audition, delete some of the dead space make sure my sound sounds clear and I upload it with the press release.
Another weird idea which I am sure people wouldnt like would be a once in awhile open forum podcast where people from the forum could all log on together and have a discussion. If there is too many people maybe just randomly choose 3 forum posters and 2 staff members and have a way with it. That way NWR is going one step further to interact with their audience.
Contests are another way to have fun but I understand that prizes can be hard to get from sponsors perhaps that is why the NWR Hot Topic died.
OMG NEW MEGATON IDEA
Have a NWR official comic, you can even make a contest to see who would get the job. Or what if you had people send in a comic every week and the best was shown off. If the comics become popular enough you can have almost a web comic spin off going on. Web comics can make money if marketed right. Look at VgCats the guy updates every few weeks with just one comic and he doesnt even need to have a job anymore.
I still say that a lot can happen with the site and that no one should be spread thin, just hire new people to take the older staff's jobs so they can move on to bettering the site.